Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs
by David Sereda
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Actor: Dan Aykroyd, David Sereda, Gordon Cooper, Paul Hellyer, Ronald ReaganDirector: David Sereda
Brand: AYKROYD,DAN
Editor: David Sereda
Producer: David Sereda
Editor: John R. Johnston
Producer: John R. Johnston
Producer: Jonathan Dana
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 81 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-30
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs
Movie Review: Disappointing and Disorganized
Summary: 2 Stars
A number of interesting cases are presented here but none are discussed in any depth. This is supposed to to be a taped interview between David Sereda and Dan Aykroyd, but it appears that footage of Sereda asking questions was recorded at a different time/location and then intercut with footage of Akyroyd listening and nodding his head agreeingly, etc. and vice-versa. All this was then edited together to make it look as though they were in the same room when in fact they were not. The final result is amateurish, and the content is poorly organized. They jump from one unrelated case to the next very quickly and randomly without stopping to discuss them in detail. I found it rather irritating to watch.
The video tries to give one the impression that Mr. Aykroyd is some kind of encyclopedia of UFO knowledge. Perhaps he is, but on this DVD the material was obviously scripted and it did not feel like a true "unplugged" interview with him.
An example of a topic going nowhere is the interview with former Astronaut Gordon Cooper. They describe his personal background and a little bit of history, then switch to the Roswell crash (an incident that Cooper had no ties with). When asked about Roswell he basically has nothing substantive to say, then they quickly jump to another unrelated case. By the end of the video I was left asking to myself "That's it?" Very disappointing.
Also, Aykroyd announced at a press conference that footage from the O'hare UFO would be included on this DVD, but it is not.
Summary of Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs
Explores past and present UFO sightings from around the world using testimonials of personal experiences and never-before-seen footage.Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: UN
Release Date: 30-JAN-2007
Media Type: DVD
Former Saturday Night Live performer Dan Aykroyd has built a sideline as a researcher into UFOs and tried to create an investigative program called Out There that was cancelled before it aired. Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs is an unusual combination of an interview with a compilation of striking (albeit blurry and inconclusive) footage of lights in the sky and other unexplained phenomena. Regrettably, Unplugged on UFOs undercuts itself by mixing compelling, inexplicable video (including footage from the Mexican air force and of the widely-seen Phoenix Lights) with more dubious images (like Billy Meier's discredited photos of spaceships in Switzerland). The movie also contains interviews with former astronaut Gordon Cooper and excerpts from a lecture by former Canadian Minister of Defense Paul Hellyer, but front and center is Aykroyd (who has appeared in movies ranging from Ghost Busters to Driving Miss Daisy, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award), who muses on topics ranging from sightings around the world to alien abduction to what he would do if he could travel in time. Though Aykroyd's comments on scientific topics are unrevelatory, his descriptions of personal encounters seem lucid and grounded in experience. --Bret Fetzer
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